http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/60 2026-08-25T11:14:34Z 2026-08-25T11:14:34Z Mboya, Tom Michael http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/10466 2026-08-25T06:58:26Z 2026-08-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Congolese Music and the Kenyan Nation, 1963–1993 Authors: Mboya, Tom Michael Abstract: This paper is an intervention in the discussion on the making of theKenyan nation. The interest is in the role of popular music, and thefocus is on Congolese music. The notion, comprehensivelyexplained and illustrated by Moorman (2008), that music can (help)forge a nation is used as the theoretical illuminating torch in theexploration of information mainly mined from back copies of oneof Kenya’s two main national newspapers, the Nation (founded1958). Congolese music has been popularly embraced by Kenyansregardless of their ethnicity since the early 1960s. It was, for allintents and purposes, made a sound of the nation by both itscountry-wide success and its insertion into discourses of the nationin the country – and this despite the fact that the language it ismostly sung in, Lingala, is not spoken in Kenya, and the music’smakers are not Kenyan citizens. The appropriation of Congolesemusic in Kenya is read to point to a cosmopolitan understandingof the nation.

2026-08-01T00:00:00Z Chesire, Michael Aiyabei Kigen, Charles Munyao, Carol Munini Korir, Janet Too, Prisca Tanui http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/10364 2026-07-17T07:38:13Z 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Farmer managed natural regeneration and community development: an analysis of impact in selected countries Authors: Chesire, Michael Aiyabei; Kigen, Charles; Munyao, Carol Munini; Korir, Janet; Too, Prisca Tanui Abstract: Purpose: This paper explores the relationship between community development and Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) as a strategy for resource conservation and community empowerment. It highlights how FMNR contributes to ecological sustainability and rural household livelihoods in selected countries in West and East Africa, including Niger, Ghana, Mali, Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya. Methodology: A content review of FMNR practices was conducted, focusing on their adoption, spread, and impact on community development. The analysis emphasized economic empowerment, ecological sustainability, best practices, challenges, and mitigation strategies. Findings: The study found that FMNR enhances community livelihoods by promoting sustainable natural resource use and reducing environmental degradation. It strengthens community capacity for resource management and supports rural economic development. However, challenges such as land fragmentation, technological gaps, and limited adoption were noted. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: To scale up FMNR, stakeholders should prioritize community training, strengthen institutional frameworks, and provide policy support for sustainable resource management. Addressing technological and socio-economic barriers is essential to maximize FMNR's potential in improving livelihoods and achieving ecological sustainability.

2025-01-01T00:00:00Z Onencan, Abby Enserink, Bert Walle, Bartel Van de Chelang’a, James http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/10363 2026-07-17T07:11:45Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Coupling Nile Basin 2050 scenarios with the IPCC 2100 projections for climate-induced risk reduction Authors: Onencan, Abby; Enserink, Bert; Walle, Bartel Van de; Chelang’a, James Abstract: Scenarios are valuable tools that could support decision making under deep uncertainty, nevertheless, their potential remains untapped. The paper explores whether participatory scenario construction in the form of stories coupled with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2100 projections may contribute to increased utility of the scenarios and projections for climate-induced risk reduction, in the Nile Basin. The Nile River is 6,695 kilometres long and covers a basin area of 3.18 million square kilometres (one-tenth of the African land mass). The basin is highly susceptible to climate-change induced disasters. According to the IPCC, there is high confidence that the Basin will suffer from severe shifts in biome distribution, compounded water stress, degradation of marine life and reduced crop productivity. There is also medium confidence that the Nile Basin will experience: severe decline in livestock, significant increase in vector and water-borne diseases, undernutrition, increased migration and sea level rise. The basin is already experiencing some of these key risks, on the other hand, their impact in the next 30 to 35 years is deeply uncertain. The findings of this paper are based on four scenarios, namely: Kazuri, Miskeen, Umoja and EjoHeza and data collected from two forums that were held in Jinja, Uganda and Nairobi, Kenya. The forum participants were a multi-disciplinary team of national and international stakeholders. The paper concludes that coupling Nile Basin storylines with the IPCC 2100 projections, proved to be an effective tool in increasing the utility of the scenarios and projections, for purposes of disaster risk reduction. Future work will entail analysing the uptake of the scenarios to resolve deadlocks and enhance cooperation.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Wahome, Mary Ng’ang’a, Daniel http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/10361 2026-07-17T06:55:16Z 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The effects of colonialism on indigenous conflict resolution systems among Pokot and Turkana communities Authors: Wahome, Mary; Ng’ang’a, Daniel Abstract: Colonialism impacted local cultures far beyond their infrastructure, government and geography. In addition to eroding indigenous power structures, the structural violence inflicted during colonialism left native populations with lasting self-doubt and rejection of traditional practices. Among these rejected traditions were informal processes and mechanisms of resolving conflicts. Conflict resolution methods in different cultures often vary greatly in underlying values and perceptions. Western judicial systems reflect individualistic, high uncertainty-avoidant, low-context tendencies, while indigenous conflict resolution methods reflect collectivistic, minimal uncertainty-avoidant and high-context tendencies. Research into the current state of formal courts and informal justice forums in Pokot and Turkana Counties provides case study-based evidence arguing that the transition from restorative justice (Lapai) ffered by indigenous justice mechanisms to retributive justice catalyzed by colonialism has effectively weakened both the Turkana and Pokot systems of justice. Due to impacted value systems, neither the restorative, social harmony focus of traditional processes, nor the retributive, compensatory justice focus of the formal judicial system make the available forums wholly appropriate or adequate resources. This has left the two communities torn between two distinct choices - the western and indigenous approaches to conflict management. The main objective of this research was to investigate the effects of colonialism on indigenous conflict management in Pokot and Turkana counties. These were both positive and negative effects. To achieve this objective the overarching question was;“how did colonialism affect the indigenous approaches to conflict management in Pokot and Turkana counties? The study was designed to apply qualitative research methods. Both structured and semi-structured interviews were conducted along the Turkana-Pokot borders. This paper proposes a hybrid model in conflict management, not only for the Pokot and Turkana pastoral communities, but also to other pastoral communities with similar set-ups.

2020-01-01T00:00:00Z